Brussels teeters as Europe’s populists catch the mood of the day
There is now a real prospect that political parties that believe in the dismantling of the EU will become a dominant voice in its parliament.
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There is now a real prospect that political parties that believe in the dismantling of the EU will become a dominant voice in its parliament.
Paul Mason meets a Spanish generation who thought they’d fought and won the basic battles for women’s rights.
I have to admit my “pretentious radar” was fully illuminated going into this exhibition. But it has been well and truly jammed by the work itself.
French-born artist Laure Prouvost wins the 2013 Turner Prize for contemporary art for her video installation Wantee.
Paul Mason speaks to the conspiracy theorists about the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy, and meets the students who wish the past would stop haunting American politics.
Chris Christie can reach voters other Republicans cannot. He has just been re-elected New Jersey governor and people are asking if he could bulldoze his way to the White House, writes Inigo Gilmore.
As Barack Obama signs legislation to end a US government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, he warns congress: “we’ve got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis.”
As the US Senate leaders continue to negotiate to end the current fiscal crisis, it is clear that Republican efforts to redraw political districts are having unintended consequences.
US law enforcement agencies piece together why a 34-year-old mother tried to drive through a barrier at the White House, setting off a high-speed chase that ended in her fatal shooting.
Barack Obama tells Republicans he will not negotiate with an “extremist wing” of US congress to end the political stalemate, as the shutdown of federal government enters its third day.
Efforts to end the US government “shutdown”, including a proposal from Republicans that would see some parts of state machinery restored, have failed as the political impasse continues.
Political gridlock between the White House and Republicans leads to the first shutdown of congress in nearly two decades, with Barack Obama warning “real people” will feel the impact “right away”.
It is crisis governance with the entire American economy at stake. Republicans are threatening to shut down the US government at midnight tonight in a battle over Obama’s flagship healthcare law.
Britain is not alone in waiting with baited breath for a visit from the royal stork. Baby mania has hit the US, with the prospect of the Niagara Falls being lit up when the birth is announced.
As President Obama tries to persuade Americans that government is good, the news that it has snooped on US citizens’ digital lives on a massive scale is sobering.